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Bust of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Coordinates: 29°43′19.8″N 95°23′17.4″W / 29.722167°N 95.388167°W / 29.722167; -95.388167
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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
The bust in 2008
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ArtistPilar Cortella de Rubin
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectÁlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
LocationHouston, Texas, United States
Coordinates29°43′19.8″N 95°23′17.4″W / 29.722167°N 95.388167°W / 29.722167; -95.388167

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca is an outdoor sculpture of the Spanish explorer of the same name by Pilar Cortella de Rubin, installed at Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The bronze bust rests on a granite pedestal and was acquired by the City of Houston in 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ "Points of Interest: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.